Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
SOLRAD (SOLar RADiation) 4B was a solar X-ray, ultraviolet, and electronic surveillance satellite. Developed by the United States Navy's United States Naval Research Laboratory, it was the fifth in both the SOLRAD and the GRAB (Galactic Radiation And Background) programs.
Details
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Thu, Apr 26, 1962, 10:49
Weather
Pro